Pork
Puerto Rican Pernil
Pernil al horno
Puerto Rico
A pork shoulder scored and packed with garlic, oregano and salt a day ahead, then roasted slowly until the skin lifts off in one sheet.
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What it is
A closer look at Puerto Rican Pernil.
A pork shoulder scored and packed with garlic, oregano and salt a day ahead, then roasted slowly until the skin lifts off in one sheet.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
The cuerito — the crackling — is served separately and is the reason the shoulder was bought. A pale, chewy skin means the oven was never turned up at the end.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Puerto Rican Pernil.
Names around the table
One food, more than one name.
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Denmark
Æbleflæsk
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Spicy soup made with pigs' feet, knuckles, and tails with many onions; a popular Carnival snack sold by vendors on the side of the road; pickled in lime juice with cucumbers and hot peppers; a traditional Antiguan street food; the souse of Antigua; a festive and communal dish.
Rwanda
Akabenz
Fried pork pieces seasoned with lime and chili, served with onions; a popular bar snack in Kigali's Nyamirambo district and beyond; the name is rumoured to come from Mercedes Benz, though the connection is unclear.
Tuscany, Italy
Arista
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Chile
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Rolled pork flank stuffed with herbs and spices, a traditional Chilean country dish, tender and well-seasoned.
American Samoa
American Samoa Pua'a
Pua'a
Whole pig slow-roasted in the umu until the skin is crisp and the meat is tender; the centerpiece of American Samoan fiafia feasts, weddings, funerals, and other celebrations.
Bali, Indonesia
Balinese Roast Pig
Babi Guling
Balinese roast suckling pig stuffed with bumbu Bali spices and roasted over spit fire.